Welcome to the new Artes Mundi blog, where over the next couple of weeks we’ll be giving you a guided tour through everything you need to know about the prize, the artists and anything in between in the run up to the exhibition; the spotlight this time falls on the prize itself and the history of Artes Mundi.
After the international success of the preceding three years, the fourth annual Artes Mundi exhibition will take place at the National Museum Cardiff from March 11th to June 6th 2010.
The artistic director of Artes Mundi, Tessa Jackson, says that the Artes Mundi Prize is to help break down cultural and geographical barriers: "The purpose of this Prize is not only to recognise deserving talent, but also to introduce a wider range of artists to the British art scene, extending their reach and broadening our horizons."
With Artes Mundi receiving over 480 nominations from more than 80 countries, the process of whittling these down to a shortlist of only 8 was an intense process. This year’s shortlist was announced by Viktor Misiano on October 8th 2009. One of the two specially appointed selectors, Misiano, now an independent curator and art critic, was formerly Curator at the Pushkin State Museum and was also director of the Contemporary Art Centre in Moscow. He was joined by Levent Çalikoğlu, Cheif Curator of the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art.
The eight who made the shortlist are: Yael Bartana, Fernando Bryce, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Olga Chernysheva, Chen Chieh-jen, Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev, and Adrian Paci.
Next time around, we’ll introduce you to the works of the shortlisted eight and give you a quick insight into what makes them tick and what gets those creative juices flowing!
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